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Fort Worth, Tx

**Direct Management Responsibilities**- Safety, Manufacturing, Distribution, Customer Service, Procurement, IT, and Design- Total Staff 45, Direct Reports 6

**Direct Management Responsibilities**- Manufacturing, Distribution, ISO 9001, Materials Management, and Safety- Total Staff 94, Direct Reports 7, Shifts 2**Results / Accomplishments**- Implemented a full metric system to guide and monitor business performance- 1st Time Fill Rate improved from 84% to 95%- Labor Efficiency improved by 16% per year and budgeted / on track for 14% in 2012- Lead all operational modules as part of a full migration to SAP. Total ERP transition was completed in 14 weeks with no disruption to business. - Increased DC line picking efficiency by 43%- Relayout of plant to improve capacity and flow which allowed the business to support a 85% increase in revenue over 2 years- Lead the opening of a return processing center which was completed 18% under budget and 2 weeks ahead of schedule- Trained a bilingual staff in Lean practices which has generated a total saving of 480K over 2 years.- Created database software to support returns processing and private labeling to reduce training time in these process from 3 months to 2 weeks.- Created a forecasting software package and setup SAP MRP to support a lean supply chain strategy.

Kissimmee, Fl

Implementation of lean six sigma strategies and TQM into service related business activities in order to achieve a 99.7% service w/o complaint rate and 97% customer retention rate. Created a customer direct marketing program and website which grew top line revenue by 40% on average over 2 years. Runner up for small business of the year 2009. 2 Year return on Equity of 73%.

Olive Branch, Ms

Responsible for all manufacturing, procurement, HR, financial and other plant activities for business/plant. Acheived a 37% increase in gross profit over career. Implemented a lean strategy for process improvements which netted over $2Million in savings. Implemented BPCS ERP system.